CalOptima Counts 10,000 Homeless People in OC
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CalOptima counted 10,000 of its members as homeless in Orange County. The count is 3,200 higher than the roughy 6,800 homeless people counted by the County in January.
Do Says OC Supervisors Not Taking Over CalOptima
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Supervisor Andrew Do said the County isn’t looking to take over CalOptima, the health insurance plan for the poor, but he offered a spending plan, along with criticism, for the agency.
7,000 Homeless People in OC is a Wake Up Call, Experts Say
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The nearly 7,000 people officially homeless n Orange County should be a wake up call to the County and all 34 cities to start building affordable and permanent supportive housing, in addition to shelters, according to experts in the field.
CalOptima Unveils Medical Care Street Teams for Homeless, Commits $100 Million to Homeless Services
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Medical field teams will treat homeless people living on the streets after a federal judge pressured CalOptima — the county insurance plan for the poor and elderly — which also last week earmarked $100 million to homeless services.
Emergency CalOptima Vote Gets Doctors to Homeless People
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Homeless people now will be visited and treated by medical teams on the streets after the CalOptima Board of Directors unanimously voted to immediately begin the program throughout Orange County.
Federal Judge Carter Calls OC’s Skyrocketing Homeless Deaths a ‘Public Health Crisis’
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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issued an emergency request this week describing a “public health crisis in the County leading to the deaths of hundreds of people experiencing homelessness.”
At Least 1,300 People Sleep in OC Homeless Shelters
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Roughly 1,300 people are sleeping in homeless shelters throughout Orange County, with all big shelters located in north and central Orange County in cities like Santa Ana and Anaheim, according to unofficial numbers provided to Voice of OC.
Over 3,400 Homeless People on OC Streets, According to Initial Headcount
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The two-day count of people living on the streets of Orange County finished Thursday night.
New Headcount Underway of Homeless People Living in OC
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But volunteer teams reported difficulty finding homeless people during the first day of the two-day countywide homeless count.
County Begins 2019 Homeless Population Headcount
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They’re counting the number of homeless people in each city as part of a requirement for federal funding to help combat homelessness.